Waldemar Tietgens

Waldemar Tietgens
Personal information
Full nameOscar Waldemar Tietgens
Born(1879-03-26)26 March 1879
Hamburg, German Empire
Died28 July 1917(1917-07-28) (aged 38)
Langemark-Poelkapelle, Belgium
Sport
CountryGermany
SportRowing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1900 Olympics – Gold
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Germany Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Coxed four B

Oscar Waldemar Tietgens (26 March 1879 – 28 July 1917) was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B.[1][2]

He was killed in action during World War I.[3]

  1. ^ "Waldemar Tietgens". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Waldemar Tietgens". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.